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| Title | Comparison of the levels of heat resistance of wild-type, cpe knockout, and cpe plasmid-cured Clostridium perfringens type A strains. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Raju, D, Sarker, MR |
| Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 7618-20 |
| Date Published | 2005 Nov |
| Keywords | Type C Phospholipases |
| Abstract | An enterotoxin (cpe) plasmid was cured from a Clostridium perfringens non-food-borne gastrointestinal disease (NFBGID) isolate, and the heat resistance levels of wild-type, cpe knockout, and cpe plasmid-cured strains were compared. Our results demonstrated that (i) wild-type cpe has no influence in mediating high-level heat resistance in C. perfringens and (ii) the cpe plasmid does not confer heat sensitivity on NFBGID isolates. |